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A review by amandaberry
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
4.0
I debated between 3 and 4 stars and went with 4 for two reasons:
1) I really felt connected to the conflicting emotions of the protagonist. Yes, the format and language were a little contrived at times, the faux conversation seemed a little forced. But the protagonists struggle was real and true. I've felt my own conflicting emotions about America, countless times over my lifetime. In particular, the conflict with American business practices world-wide hit home with me.
2) A large part of this book was a beautiful and tragic love story. I know it was set up only as an allegory for the protagonists inability to connect to his American life, but it was still beautifully written and engaging. The fact this was an allegory, and turns the narrator into an unreliable witness only makes this more appealing to me.
1) I really felt connected to the conflicting emotions of the protagonist. Yes, the format and language were a little contrived at times, the faux conversation seemed a little forced. But the protagonists struggle was real and true. I've felt my own conflicting emotions about America, countless times over my lifetime. In particular, the conflict with American business practices world-wide hit home with me.
2) A large part of this book was a beautiful and tragic love story. I know it was set up only as an allegory for the protagonists inability to connect to his American life, but it was still beautifully written and engaging. The fact this was an allegory, and turns the narrator into an unreliable witness only makes this more appealing to me.